Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-10
HE CONFESSES.
Confronted with the Evidences of His
Crime, Unger Confesses
HIS Guilt.
Tells How the Murder Was Committed and
the Horrible Story of Mutilation.

the Horrible Story of Mutilation.
NEW York, Jan. 31.-Edward IN
ger, the murderer of August Bohle, W hose
body was found last week in a trunk
shipped to Baltimore. has made full
confession of the killing. Uuger was
arrested on Thursday last, and after be-
ing a short time locked in his cell he
was brought before Inspector Byrne.
IN the room was q table, on which had
been placed the hammer with which
Bohle Was killed, the knife and the saw
used to cut up the BODY. and the rubber
cloth in which the body was wrapped
after the killing. Unger was st all
times confronted with the bloody weap.
.0ns and evidences of his crime ana was
finally led to confess as follows:
81 1--we at No. % Ridge street. |
have known August Bohle since Novem-
Der, 1886. l first met him in nv saloon
at No. "A Elkridge street, where he call
ed in answer TO an advertisement which
l had put in the Stats Zeitung for a
partner. We could not agree upon
terms, aud l subsequently, gave up the
business at that number. l went to
live at No. % Ridge street. A short
time afterward August came 10 live
with me, the arrangement being that he
was to pay me half the rent, which was
$3.50 per month and one third Of the
household expenses. On the night of
January 90, 1887, after supper, my son
Edward lett the house, leaving Bohle
and myself in the room. We remained
talking and reading until about $50.
Bohlo was q very powerful man and
was swearing about his hard LUCK. He
called me d.. l tod hlm
was no and put up my hand
to shove him away. He then struck me
on the neck with his INST and knocked
me down. I sprang to my feet, and at
tempted to strike him with poker
which had in nay hand.
Bohle grabbed the poker from my
hand add at the same time seized u knife
from the table ADD ran after me. l ran
to the bedroom. He followed me.
picked no hammer from the chest un-
GNA thS DNus IlC ulbQc dHOlLlCT luDRt
at me with the knife and l warded ii
oil, receiving q slight cut in the hand
l then struck him with the hammer
He staggered, and Followed him VI
and struck him again with the ham
mer, the hammer sinking into the
skull as far as the handle. He stag
gercd and fell back ON the sofa dead.
This occurred ABOUT 10 o'clock, p. NJ
Expecting my son home every moment,
and to avoid my son seeing what had
Ihappended, l took the body from the
sofa and put it on the floor close by the
wall. Then | took Bohlc's sleeping cot
and placed it on its side before him and
leaning against the wall, covering the
ends with some clothes. My son soon
came home and we went to bed togeth
er III the bedroom" "Where's August"
he asked. "He'S gone out" said 1. On
Friday, Jan. II, as soon as my boy left
the house for his work. l went out to
buy rubber bag TO put the body in. |
was unable to get the bag, and
bought two yards o: rubber cloth
at ~ cents per yard. l bought butch
er's saw for 80 cents. l drank much
whisky and got back to the house ut o
q. In. spread the rubber cloth on the
floor and laid the BODY upon it. then
started to cut him up. | frat